Update, June 10, 11 a.m.: PBS will air The Great British Bake-Off series six starting on July 1. The network confirmed the news the day after reality blurred published the story below. Earlier, June 9: The Great British Baking Show, aka The Great British Bake-Off, will be returning to PBS for a third season in July, reality… continue reading

Four epsiodes is hardly enough time for a series to find its rhythms, its comfort zone, never mind for a show that comes with as much expectation as ABC’s The Great Holiday Baking Show did. That’s because it’s related to both a failed US series and a beloved UK series, and it had a lot to live up to.

Well, after four episodes, the ABC has proved itself—and now that its yeast is all activated, it’s time to let it bake. And by that super-forced metaphor, I mean: I hope ABC brings it back, both in holiday and non-holiday form. ABC has given chances to Shark Tank and The Taste in the past, and both shows improved and grew with time.

When I learned that ABC was planning a baking competition with Mary Berry as a judge, I did not expect that what would end up on television is The Great British Bake-Off. But The Great Holiday Baking Show really is that. As some kind of holiday miracle, the show and format have not been Americanized; The Great Holiday Baking Show is almost exactly the original… continue reading

The end of The Great British Baking Show‘s second season on PBS prompts the same kind of response that I have after eating a great cupcake, or cookie, or other baked treat: More please! So will there be another season on PBS? There are four UK seasons that have yet to air in the United States. I asked PBS about… continue reading

The addictive and delicious The Great British Baking Show is concluding on PBS next week. While this is just the second season to air in the United States, it has captured the hearts and attention of a new audience. For those of us in the U.S. who’ve only seen two seasons so far, it’s challenging to find information or answers to… continue reading

The Great British Bake-Off judge Mary Berry has signed with ABC to judge a holiday baking competition, I’ve learned. Last month, British press reported that Berry would be filming an American version of GBBO. That’s not the case. Several years ago, CBS aired a version of the show that Berry’s fellow judge, Paul Hollywood, judged; it didn’t do well enough… continue reading

The first season of The Great British Baking Show to air on PBS aired Sundays at 8 p.m. The second season of this exceptional, must-watch competition is airing at Sundays at 7 p.m. Why the change? And more importantly, why are some stations airing it at seemingly random times? The answer has to do with… continue reading

This Sunday, The Great British Baking Show returns to the US, the second season of the UK competition to air on PBS. A week later, on Sept. 13, a fourth season of Project Greenlight will debut on HBO, 10 years after it went off the air. Both represented the best of reality television. The question… continue reading

The Great British Baking Show season 2 will air on PBS this fall, returning a terrific UK show to the US. PBS will broadcast the fourth season of the competition, which is known as The Great British Bake-Off in the UK. It will air Sept. 6 through Nov. 8. Earlier this year, PBS aired season… continue reading

In the United States, McDonald’s French Fries have 19 ingredients, as former Mythbusters host Grant Imahara discussed in his sad web series. In the UK, McDonald’s fries have four ingredients. Like our fries, our cooking competitions in the U.S. are mostly overstuffed with unnecessary things, and the difference is clear in the wonderful, filler-free The Great British Baking Show. Earlier this… continue reading

When the episode of The Great British Bake-Off that aired last week in the U.S. on PBS aired in the U.K. back in August, it generated hundreds of complaints. That was because of Iain Watters’s failed baked Alaska that he threw away and claims that Diana Beard sabotaged Iain’s dessert. It became known as “Bingate” and “#JusticeForIain” trended on Twitter…. continue reading

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reality blurred is your guide to the world of reality TV and unscripted entertainment, with reality show reviews, news, and analysis. It was created in 2000 by Andy Dehnart. He's still writing and publishing it today.

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